§ ORS § 249.850Filing of certificate to fill vacancy in nomination; notifying proper officials to make changes in general election ballots

(1) The certificate of nomination to fill the vacancy
under ORS 249.842, may be filed directly with the officer with whom the
certificate of nomination of the original candidate was filed, or it may be
presented in duplicate to any county clerk who shall file one of the
certificates in the clerk’s office, immediately notify the appropriate filing
officer of the nomination and send the duplicate certificate to the officer by
the most expeditious method practicable.

(2) Upon receipt
of notification that a vacancy has been filled, the filing officer shall
certify the name of the person selected to fill the vacancy to be included on
the ballot. If the certification of candidates has already been sent to the
county clerk, the Secretary of State or city filing officer immediately shall
give written certification of the new candidate to each county clerk
responsible for preparing ballots on which the office will appear. The
certification shall state the name and residence of the candidate nominated to
fill the vacancy, the office for which the nomination was made, the name of the
minor political party the candidate represents or the name of the chairperson
of the assembly nominating the candidate, and the name of the person for whom
the candidate is substituted. Upon receipt of the certification, the county
clerk shall place the new candidate’s name on the ballot. [Amended by 1957
c.608 §119; 1975 c.675 §19; 1979 c.190 §135]



249.860 [1963 c.176 §4; repealed by 1979
c.190 §431]



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